Electric toaster



June 1o, 1930. F. KUHN ET A1. 1,762,176

ELECTRIC TOASTER Filed March 19, 1928 nventoz K uren (Je /Z. 7747216115 Summe@ i 5 subjected to radiation from two sets o elecclips 26 at the upper ends and ch j I 1 of.

" UNITI-:D "STATES" PATENT OFFICE l FRANK KUHN AND LAURENCE H. THOMAS, F IlETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOBS T0 AMERICAN ELECTRICAL HEATER COMPANY, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORA- Tron or momen:

ELECTRIC TOASTER Application tiled March 19, 1928. Serial No. 262,915.

The invention relates toelectric toasters ment are attached. As shown these frames l and the like and more particularly to a type 22 are spaced closer together at the bottom wherein the bread slice while being toasted of the toaster than at the top thereof and is concealed within ahousing or casin and areA held in inclined position by enga'ng 'ps 2 at 55 trical resistors arranged on each side therethe lower ends.

y Within the cage 16 there is a toast sup- The primary object of the invention is to porting member 28 which as shown comprovide a construction. of the above menprlses the horizontal flat strip 29 having upi 10i tioned type in which the slice may be obwardly extendlng side portions 30 which in 60 q served while'being toastedso that it may be turn are provided with laterally extending removed at the proper time. To this` end ears 31. The ears 31 are apertured at 32 for we have constructed the improved electric slldably engaging the vertical end rods 33. toaster'A hereinafter more .fully described, The bottom late 11 and end members 12 which in general consists of an arrangement and 13 are pre erably formed from a sin le 65 whereinvwindows are provided in the walls plece of sheet metal and each is provi ed of the -outer casing and the resistor elements with marginal flanges 34 and 35 respectively.

and the'supporting members for the toast. 36 1s a strlp arranged parallel to the flange 1 l are constructed to leave open spaces through 3 4 forming a vertical groove 37 in which the .l which the ltoast ma lbe observed. slde panel 14 is slidably inserted. The side 70 'i 25 electric toaster;

40-.ceive the bread slice. Betweenthecage 16 of the caxlal w y For Jfurther exp anation of the .invention panels 14 and 15 are provided with window reference should be made to the accompanyopenings 38 preferably arranged in the eening drawings, whereinter of the panels. These wmdow openmgs Figure 1 is a -side view of the improved are preferably closed, by transparent mate- L rlal, and as s own there is a glasspanel 39 75 Figure 2'is a vertical section therethrough held in osition by clips 40. The area of Ion the line 2-2 of Figure 3; and the win ow openingis preferably small in Figure 3 isia'icross section on the line comparison with the total area of the side 3 3 of Figure2." l" v panel 14 but is suiciently large to permit Figure 4is a horizontal section on the line direct observation of the toast within the 80 4-4 of Fig. 2. f cage through the spaces between the resistor Referring now to the construction as ilrows and between the rods 17.

lustrated, the toaster comprises a rectangu-r The height of the cage 16 is such as to lar outerf-,inetallic-.y casingLlO having a botpermit the normal slice of bread to be housed tom lportion `11,- ends 12 and 13V and sides 14 completely within the outer casing when the 85 and 15. Withmthe vcasing 10 isvarranged supporting device 28 is in its lower position. e a slice retaining cage lhaving' Athe 'verti- It is preferable to provide a mechanism for cally extending "laterally spaced rods, 17 raising these supporting means so that the bounding ,a space 18 of a4 size Aadapted to reslice may be elected from the upper part y en it has been completely 90 and the outer walls 14;!and 15 are arranged toasted.v suitable means ma be emresistor elements 19'a1d 20, whch as shown plcyed for this purpose but as s own the consist of a continuous length of coiled reo owing construction is used. sistor wire arranged in a series of parallel 41 is a standard, having mounted thereon rows 21 and extending for substantially the the metallic apron 42 which in turn supi."

full len h of the lspace 18. The resistors are ports the bottom plate 11. 43 is a lever'fulprefera 1y mounted on frames 22, each of crumed on the standard and having one arm which has horizontal insulating top and bot- 44 thereof connected to the underside of the tom strips 23 and 24 respectively to which member 29 by a link 45. The other end 46 5 the looped portions 25 of the resistor` eleof the lever extends into operative relation 10 with a vertical s'lidable pin 47 having ahandle 48 at the upper end thereof. The arrangement is such that by depressing the handle 48 the lever 43 will be operated and 's4 the slice supporting member 28 raised 1n f thecage 16.

The electrical resistance elements are preferably connected in series and the terminals 49 and 50 thereof are connected to an elec- 10 tric cord in the usual manner. v

As clearly illustrated in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawing the casing 10 may be provided with a top 5l having a centrally arranged longitudinally extending opening 52.

13 The opening 52 will be of a size and shape suiicient to permit the passage therethrough of a bread slice, whereby the bread slice may be placed in or ejected from the casing.

In the. operation of the device the bread lo slice is received within the cage 16.\to be fully contained` within the casing 10. The heating elements cause both sides of the slice to be toasted simultaneously and the condition of the toast can be observed 8l through the window openings since there are spaces between the parts lof the heating element and between the vertical bars of the cage. The slice is expelled from the device by operation of the handle 48, thus raising 80 the upper edge of the slice above the device .where it canbe removed from the toaster.

What We claim as our invention is: 1. In -an electric toaster, a cage for a bread slice, heating elements arranged adjacent u said cage, guide rods arranged adjacent the ends of said cage, and a vertically movable member arranged within said cage and adapted to support a bread slice on oneedge thereof, said vertically movable member bel0` ing-apertured to receive the said guide rods whereby the same is accurately guided during its vertical movement. 2. In an electric toaster, a cage for a bread slice, heating elements arranged adjacent said cage, guide rods arranged adjacent the ends of said cage, a vertically movable member arranged within said cage and adapted to support a bread slice on one edge thereof, said vertically movable member be- 50 ing apertured to receive the said guide rods whereby the same is accurately guided during its vertical movement, and means for moving said vertically movable member, said means including a lever fulcrumed at a y u point below said cage, a link connecting one end of said lever to the said verticallyvmovable member, and means associated with the other end ofsaid lever for moving the same about its fulcrum.

p- In testimony whereof We alix our signa tures. A V

FRANK KUHN; LAURENCE H. HOMAS 

